How To Hang Wall Boxes

I made a light box for this slot machine glass i got as a gift.

How to hang wall boxes.

The whole thing weighs about 10 pounds and i wanted to hang it on the wall. Certain objects and certain weights require certain supports and fasteners for a secure mount. Don t forget to share. Unlike electrical boxes you use for new construction which attach to a wall stud old work boxes rely on a pretty cool clamping system that pinches the box between the front and.

Make sure you distance the hooks so that they are on each end of the box. Loosen the top threads and temporarily tape them to the box as this will make it easier to keep them loose as well as tie the threads strongly. The box holding its wiring needs. An old work electrical box may be metal or plastic and is specially designed to be installed in an existing wall where it has no support other than the wall itself.

The box is over 16 inches wide so i could screw into 2 wood studs in the wall. Remodel boxes also called cut in or old work boxes clamp to the drywall or plaster rather than attach to a framing member making the work easier. If the drywall or plaster is damaged cut a larger hole and install a box that attaches directly to a stud or joist. Hang a heavy display box on a wall.

However they are only as strong as the wall surface to which they are clamped. This is my solution for a c. Metal window boxes work best with vinyl siding hooks because they typically have holes that will slide right onto the hooks. Hope this helped.

Hang a metal window box on the vinyl siding hooks.